The Other Santa Rosa

Former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, vice-chair of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, said of the CRC's 1998 hearings in Santa Rosa CA, "It was as if there were two Santa Rosas and two Sonoma Counties…"
He was right. One Santa Rosa is the economic, political, and social elite that has owned and run our City and County for decades. The other Santa Rosa is all the rest of some 165,000 residents. This blog is dedicated to The Other Santa Rosa.

Friday, January 07, 2005

New Blog: "Two Santa Rosas"

Here's a brief update to this last post at The Other Santa Rosa:

I opened a new parallel blog called Two Santa Rosas, here: http://twosantarosas.blogspot.com/ , changing to a more attractive template, and updating the description and profile.

I haven't posted anything new here for several years, but viewers may still find the older posts interesting; and will find more recent posts at Two Santa Rosas.

TRSR is a "private" Yahoo group--to avoid spammers, flamers, and trolls--so you must apply for membership at the site. Membership is open to anyone who doesn't like the way the current economic, political, and social establishment runs Santa Rosa and Sonoma County.

About Me

Geoff is a Northern California native, who has lived most of his life since 1952 in Santa Rosa. He's a citizen, taxpayer, voter, and (thanks to inheritance) a homeowner. Geoff wrote nearly 50 major articles about City Hall for the monthly Sonoma County Environmental Impact Reporter between 1992-98. He strongly supports stringent enforcement of California's Brown Act, which requires elected and appointed officials to do most of the City's business at open and public regular meetings; and the Political Reform Act, which prohibits officials from acting on matters in which they have a personal financial interest. Geoff is also owner/moderator of the Yahoo group The Real Santa Rosa, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/therealsr/